EpcotServo's NOV. 28th STUDIOS Update: COLORS

WDW1974

WDW1974

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utrythinkinof1 said:
Thanks for the updates and pictures!

Are you planning on going to MK anytime soon? I see you haven't had an MK update since July. Just wondering....no pressure :animwink:

And can we keep park hour debates to the "More park hour cuts" thread? :shrug:
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Uhm ... ah ... nah!
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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WDW1974 said:
The 2 a.m. closes were in effect for summers in the 1989-90 timeframe. They weren't part of the original plan, but were the result of huge crowds and lack of attractions.

But 11 p.m. and midnight closings were in fact often the case during summer, Spring Break and Christmas during the park's first decade of operation.
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Yes, OVER TIME it has been open late. But as is how it's been the past few years, 8PM is a usual closing time.

Look, I moan about decreasing park hours and the evil of EMH all the time. But as one who's extremely familiar with how Studios works both on and off stage, 8PM wasn't a problem last night. Not an issue. Complaining better spent over Epcot's hours.
:lol:
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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utrythinkinof1 said:
Thanks for the updates and pictures!

Are you planning on going to MK anytime soon? I see you haven't had an MK update since July. Just wondering....no pressure :animwink:

And can we keep park hour debates to the "More park hour cuts" thread? :shrug:
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I know! I'm dying to get back to Haunted Mansion!


Magic Kingdom is just a constant pain. A: It's ALWAYS packed, B: It's Super hard to get too. (Park a mile away, trek to the monorail, WAIT for the Monorail, ride the Monorail, wait in line for security, get bags checked, wait in line for ticket booths, THEN you're in the park. :brick: :lol:)

It's just not easy to "pop into".
:lol:
 
imamouse

imamouse

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Thanks for another great photo update, Travis. I am looking forward to seeing the lights in 10 days! Where was the cat located?
 
WDW1974

WDW1974

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EpcotServo said:
Yes, OVER TIME it has been open late. But as is how it's been the past few years, 8PM is a usual closing time.
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Actually, that's not the case. I know for a fact there have been plenty of regular 9 and 10 p.m. closings (often with a 10:30 Fantasmic) ... many of these have been on EMH nights because I've been at The Park Formerly Known as The Disney-MGM Studios until after 1 a.m.

And while I don't have operating schedules handy, I'd be willing to bet that the Studios have had at least 9 or 10 closings this week the past few years.

EpcotServo said:
Look, I moan about decreasing park hours and the evil of EMH all the time. But as one who's extremely familiar with how Studios works both on and off stage, 8PM wasn't a problem last night. Not an issue. Complaining better spent over Epcot's hours.
:lol:
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Good. It's worthy of moaning ... and ... and complaining ... and ridiculing ... and making fun of EMH's mama.

But the problem of constantly giving less and charging more is widespread. You can't simply focus on one facet or one park. Like I've said many times before (even here now) WDW has systematically been cutting back hours now for a very long time. I understand them doing so in tough time or when the crowds aren't there. That only makes sense. Good business sense and as a stockholder, I can and do support that.

BUT ... to make these cuts pre-emptively ... well, that's not smart. It's not good business. And it's not EXCEEDING GUEST EXPECTATIONS.

Disney tosses out 9-7 as the typical MINIMUM hours its Florida parks will be open daily. Adding one whole hour during a very busy holiday week is really just not very kewl.
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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WDW1974 said:
Actually, that's not the case. I know for a fact there have been plenty of regular 9 and 10 p.m. closings (often with a 10:30 Fantasmic) ... many of these have been on EMH nights because I've been at The Park Formerly Known as The Disney-MGM Studios until after 1 a.m.

And while I don't have operating schedules handy, I'd be willing to bet that the Studios have had at least 9 or 10 closings this week the past few years.



Good. It's worthy of moaning ... and ... and complaining ... and ridiculing ... and making fun of EMH's mama.

But the problem of constantly giving less and charging more is widespread. You can't simply focus on one facet or one park. Like I've said many times before (even here now) WDW has systematically been cutting back hours now for a very long time. I understand them doing so in tough time or when the crowds aren't there. That only makes sense. Good business sense and as a stockholder, I can and do support that.

BUT ... to make these cuts pre-emptively ... well, that's not smart. It's not good business. And it's not EXCEEDING GUEST EXPECTATIONS.

Disney tosses out 9-7 as the typical MINIMUM hours its Florida parks will be open daily. Adding one whole hour during a very busy holiday week is really just not very kewl.
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I'm sorry, but in this thread it's making a Mountain out of a mole hill.
>_<


Please, PLEASE take this to the hour threads....I wasn't looking to get into ANY of the "cutbacks" flame wars upon us...
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EPCOT.nut

EPCOT.nut

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EpcotServo said:
I'm sorry, but in this thread it's making a Mountain out of a mole hill.
>_<


Please, PLEASE take this to the hour threads....I wasn't looking to get into ANY of the "cutbacks" flame wars upon us...
:lol: :wave:
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I agree, it's nice to go into a picture thread/update thread and talk about how cool the pics are and what's happening in the parks.

If we wanted to see the great and glorious arguments, we could go into the debate threads. :lookaroun:lookaroun
 
WDW1974

WDW1974

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EpcotServo said:
I'm sorry, but in this thread it's making a Mountain out of a mole hill.
>_<


Please, PLEASE take this to the hour threads....I wasn't looking to get into ANY of the "cutbacks" flame wars upon us...
:lol: :wave:
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I'm not looking to get into any 'flame wars' ... I'm just discussing something. These are discussion boards.

If you don't like the post either disagree with it or ignore it.
I felt I had a valid point and brought it up.

And I disagree with your point entirely ... giving guests less while charging them more isn't making a mountain out of a molehill unless you're living in Fantasyland and high on pixie dust.
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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WDW1974 said:
I'm not looking to get into any 'flame wars' ... I'm just discussing something. These are discussion boards.

If you don't like the post either disagree with it or ignore it.
I felt I had a valid point and brought it up.

And I disagree with your point entirely ... giving guests less while charging them more isn't making a mountain out of a molehill unless you're living in Fantasyland and high on pixie dust.
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Yes, but when the DISCUSSION has nothing to due with the TOPIC it becomes...

OFF-TOPIC!
:lol:

I know how ya feel. I agree that longer hours would be better. I say this with nothing but respect, but I didn't even say anything about how short the hours were until you asked.
:dazzle:

Please. Talk about American Idol. I don't care.
:lol:
 
Magicot

Magicot

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I agree. WDW1974, you're really bringing down this thread. I was in such a cheerful mood after looking at these pictures... then you came in. :brick:
 
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donaldfan

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Thanks for always posting such great pics!

Does anyone know how long the lights will stay on during EMH nights? I plan on popping over after ROE one night for our mid-December trip.
 

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